Do housing starts reveal a jobless recovery? A look at recent economic numbers reveals data that affects all construction, including green projects.
How to increase natural light to reduce energy use, as well as minimize glare and heat gain.
A subtle addition to UC Berkeley's School of Law digs into an existing courtyard to make room for a mix of communal spaces.
We compile ECO-STRUCTURE's most-read online stories of 2012. Did these headlines make your list?
USA Today renews its examination of green building with a focus on schools and claims that there is little link between environmentally friendly buildings and learning or energy use. USGBC fires back.
A net-zero-energy prototype for Los Angeles Unified School District aims for top results across the board.
Industry groups foresee problems with the proposed changes to LEED. We look at some of the concerns with LEED v4.
Passive House vs. Net Zero
The debate between the two approaches to green building heats up.
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The USGBC and the Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School introduce two resources to help local governments leverage LEED for Neighborhood Development as a tool for sustainable development.
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November/December Project Specs
November/December
Forty-five college teams receive grants as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet student design competition.
How close is architecture to carbon neutrality?
What we design uses 40 percent of the nation's energy.
The recent addition to the company’s Accsys product range is Cradle to Cradle Gold certified.
The new convector is made of entirely renewable components.
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German businesses and households accounted for 95 percent of German climate finance in 2010, according to a new report from the Climate Policy Initiative.
Teams from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture and Clemson University win the International Sustainable Laboratory Student Design Competition.
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The organization is seeking standards development committee members.
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A new guide aims to unify roof and wall insulation values among the International Energy Conservation Code, the International Green Construction Code, ASHRAE 90.1, and common forms of construction.
The USGBC’s web-based tool aims for greater transparency and understanding of green-building practices.